DIY Guess Inspired Chain Accent Metallic Belt

Hi lovelies!  Hope you had a great weekend!  I'm back at it, with a bunch more DIYs for you this week, maybe I'll even do a week's worth again?  The above inspiration I tore out of a Guess ad in a magazine, knowing I could easily do the belt (how fabulous are those bracelets? F21 has some similar ones!) {Steps after the jump!}

30 Days of DIY: Day 10 ~ Studded Knit Belt

If you're anything like me, those shirts that come with the attached belt out of the same material disgust you and you immediately remove them.  Well, I do at least.  I have a drawer I throw them into because I have such a hard time throwing anything away, especially something that can be repurposed!

Materials:

• Knit wrap belt
• Nailheads
• Pliers 

Aren't these fabulous?  I got them at the thrift store.

Vintage studs!  Love!

Take the nailhead and push it through the desired spot on the belt.

You will have the five pointy ends on the reverse side.

Use your pliers to fold in the pointy ends.

This is what the reverse side will look like when you fold over the ends.

I chose to leave about 6 inches or so on each end before I started studding.  Here's what it looks like after one.

I spread them out by about 2-3 inches or so.  Here's three....

And the finished product!

Now, cinch anything with it, here I'm modeling an oversized t-shirt I've been bumming around in.

So versatile...you can tie it behind your neck and it's a funky necklace!  (JT says it could be a scarf too.)

Or wrap it around your wrist and tie it and it's a statement cuff bracelet.

I love repurposing something into something bigger and better!  I hope this inspires you to think the same.  Try this out, and send pics if you do!

xxooxoxo
Lia

Inspired DIYs by My Fave DIYers Part 1

There are some amazing DIYs that I come across where I literally stop in my tracks and have to put everything else I am working on on hold.  These are the first two!

The first one I initially saw on Honestly... WTF and was instantly smitten.  I knew I had to make it.

Then I saw Stripes and Sequins version, where instead of a bracelet she made a necklace.  That was my stop dead in my tracks moment.  

  

This is my version :)  I have this envelope clutch I bought a while ago that came with a chain handle which I removed and have been holding on to, waiting to do something amazing with.  I bought two skeins each of five different bright colors of embroidery floss and made 10 strands.  I made each strand 5 times the length of the chain so that I could make the extra into a tassel on the end.  Other than that, I followed the instructions perfectly.  Here are some closer up views...

 Close up of the tassel, didn't come out too bad.

So the next obsession was one of the thousands I've found while perusing the amazingly talented and always inspiring (not to mention girl crush worthy!) ...love Maegan.  I'm a little obsessed with safety pins so when I saw this, I stopped dead in my tracks and started drooling. (She also shows you how to style it like a necklace as well, and it could easily be made into a choker and matching cuff....)

Seriously, how amazing is that belt???  Here's my version:

The only difference is that I used 1-1/2" elastic and 2" safety pins.  I still need to sew down the velcro to reinforce it so that it doesn't un-stick.

Close up.  Love safety pins.  So much.

So there you have it!  And if you haven't checked out their blogs, you are seriously missing out!  They are always inspiring and absolutely amazing women!

xxooxoxo

Lia